A Brief History Of The Barn
"The Barn" is Trey Anastasio's state-of-the-art rehearsal and recording facility, which is situated in the picturesque countryside near Burlington, Vermont. The Barn was reconstructed between 1996 and 1998 from an existing structure, the Alan Irish Barn, which was moved in 1996 from nearby in the same town to its existing location atop a hill with sweeping views of Mt. Mansfield and the Green Mountains. The Barn has been used by Phish and Trey's projects since 1998. The full-function studio space has hosted a variety of award-winning recording projects while serving as the rehearsal space for nearly all of Trey's musical endeavors.
"...The Barn was set up as a model of the way I wanted to record in the future," says Anastasio, speaking from the Barn itself. "It's not really a recording studio; it's kind of a hangout place. The Barn was put together with salvage: There were no plans when we put it together. It was improvised. There are stained-glass windows and ramps and garage door openers that were turned into elevators. There's no control room; everybody's out in the middle of the room. You don't even know you're recording an album. You drop your guard and start to have a good time."
Musicians At The Barn
- Addison Groove Project
- Trey Anastasio Band (w/ Andy Moroz, Jen Hartswick, Skeeto Valdez, Peter Apfelbaum, Cyro Baptista, Dave Grippo, Russell Remington, Les Hall, Tony Markellis, Russ Lawton, Ray Paczkowski, Rob Volo and Dana Colley)
- Will Bernard and Otherbug (w/ Robert Walters, Peter Apfelbaum, Joe Russo and Marco Benevento)
- Jim Carrey
- Nick Cassarino
- Dearborn (f/k/a Punsapaya)
- Jerry Douglas
- Bela Fleck
- Herbie Hancock (w/ Steve Jordan, John Patitucci and Cyro Baptista)
- Jennifer Hartswick (w/ Nick Cassarino, John Rivers, Joe Davidian, Geza Carr and Brian McNamara)
- Jazz Mandolin Project (Jamie Masefield w/ Jon Fishman)
- Mike Gordon (w/ Leo Kottke)
- Tony Levin (w/ Jerry Marotta, Cyro Baptista and Jen Hartswick)
- DJ Logic
- John Medeski
- Orchestra Baobab
- Oysterhead (Trey, Les Claypool and Stewart Copeland)
- Phish
- Pork Tornado
- RAQ
- Rhythm Devils (Mickey Hart and Bill Kreutzmann w/ Mike Gordon and Steve Kimock)
- Maria Schneider*
- The Slip
- Smokin' Grass
- Ernie Stires
- Sun Ra Arkestra
- Swampadellica
- Skeeto Valdez
- Toots and the Maytals*
- Umphree's McGee
- Vermont Symphony Orchestra
- Vida Blue (Page McConnell w/ Oteil Burbridge and Russell Batiste)
- Vorcza
- Rufus Wainwright
- Seth Yacavone
*artists received Grammy Awards for projects recorded and/or mixed at The Barn Studio